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Miss Edna Boyer gave a Valentine party at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shollenberger, 28 W. Bacon St., Palo Alto. The decorations were pretty and the entertainment delightful. The guests voted Miss Boyer an accomplished entertainer.

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Three local contractors have received the contracts for the building of 16 new houses in town. All are to be erected in the east end of town. One contractor has a contract for seven in a row, another four in a row, and the third, five in single lots.

75 years ago — 1942

Mr. and Mr. Richard Hay of Nichols Street entertained at a dinner at their home, followed by a motor trip to the Ice Capades, in celebration of Mr. Hay’s birthday. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Schoeneman and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hoke.

50 years ago — 1967

Attorney George W. Heffner of Pottsville announced his candidacy for a 10-year term as judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County.

25 years ago — 1992

The Pottsville Post Office tops a regional priority list for getting a new building, which means it could move out of the downtown within four years, Postmaster Leon J. Pfeiffenberger said. Because the building is too large for the volume of mail it now handles, the city post office tops a list for relocation by the regional headquarters in Lancaster, Pfeiffenberger said.

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